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March 2017
Writing Lock In
The Professional Development Initiative Presents: Writing Lock In Are you writing your dissertation, thesis, a journal article, or other writing project? This event offers a quiet space for writers to work without distractions. Work for the entire four hours or come and go as you please. Coffee, tea, and very light refreshments will be offered. Participants are encouraged to bring a laptop, but there will be limited access to computers. Important notes: If you work best while listening to music,…
Find out more »Practicing Allyship in Academia: Research, Service, and Teaching
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S WEEK PRESENTS: Practicing Allyship in Academia: Research, Service, and Teaching “Allyship is not an identity- it is a lifelong process”- The Anti-Oppression Network In academia, we strive to actively acknowledge privilege and openly discuss it. In this panel discussion, WSU members discuss how allyship can be practiced through research, service, and teaching, creating an active learning community wherein current and future students, faculty, and staff can build their capacity to personally enact and support inclusivity & allyship…
Find out more »Writing Workshop Series: Submitting Your Thesis and Dissertation
The Professional Development Initiative Presents: Writing Workshop Series: Submitting Your Thesis and Dissertation You’ve spent years on your dissertation and it’s time to turn it in to the Graduate School. What happens then? The Graduate School’s Daniel Vickoren, Programs and Graduations Supervisor, will teach students how to understand and navigate WSU’s thesis and dissertation formatting requirements. Daniel will also debut a new thesis/dissertation template and give additional tips on the title page, abstract, chapter headings, using previously-published work, and much…
Find out more »WSU Symposium: “Pioneering Ideas in Agriculture”
SPONSORED BY THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE : WSU Symposium "Pioneering Ideas in Agriculture": First DuPont Pioneer Plant Science Symposium Series WSU Symposium “Pioneering Ideas in Agriculture”: First DuPont Pioneer Plant Science Symposium Series at WSU. The theme is innovation in the agricultural realm, with a line-up of top innovative speakers at the forefront of agricultural start-up companies. Our goal is to build strong network activities between universities, industry, and farms. We are inviting graduate and professional students, undergraduates, faculty, staff, industry representatives…
Find out more »Data Carpentry Workshop
THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE and CEREO proudly sponsor: DATA CARPENTRY WORKSHOP Registration will open February 27th, click HERE to register General Information Data Carpentry workshops are for any researcher who has data they want to analyze, and no prior computational experience is required. This hands-on workshop teaches basic concepts, skills and tools for working more effectively with data. We will cover Data organization in spreadsheets and OpenRefine, Introduction to R, Data analysis and visualization in R and SQL for data…
Find out more »Hacking the Academic Job Market
The Professional Development Initiative Presents: Hacking the Academic Job Market with Dr. Karen Kelsky In this three hour talk with Q and A, I walk you through the conditions of the current American job market, the most common mistakes made by job-seekers, and the ways you can prepare your record, applications, and interviews. We'll cover: The big-picture conditions of the U.S. tenure track job market How to think like a search committee The four core qualities of a successful tenure track…
Find out more »April 2017
JCATI 2017 Symposium
Join JCATI April 4 for the 2017 JCATI Symposium at the University of Washington HUB. The symposium highlights current JCATI projects, expert aerospace speakers, student "elevator speech" competition and poster session. This unique forum draws attendees from academia, government, industry and non-profits engaged in Washington aerospace. Join us to network and learn how JCATI funding can help you! JCATI is thrilled to feature Miguel San Martin, Chief Engineer for Guidance, Navigation & Control at the Jet Propulsion Lab as our keynote speaker. His talk is entitled "From the Sojourner…
Find out more »The Software Carpentry Workshop
The Software Carpentry Workshop When: April 6th – 7th from 9:00am – 4:30pm Who: The course is aimed at graduate students and other researchers. You don't need to have any previous knowledge of the tools that will be presented at the workshop. Where: PACCAR 202, Pullman, WA. Get directions with OpenStreetMap or Google Maps. Requirements: Participants must bring a laptop with a Mac, Linux, or Windows operating system (not a tablet, Chromebook, etc.) that they have administrative privileges on. They should have a few specific software packages installed (listed below). They…
Find out more »Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories: Engineering and more!
The Professional Development Initiative Presents: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories: Engineering and more! With Dave Dolezilek, International Technical Director and SEL Employee Panel SEL was founded in 1982 when Dr. Edmund O Schweitzer, III, a WSU alum, invented the first all-digital protective relay, reducing the cost and complexity of power protection and revolutionizing the electric power industry. Today, SEL provides products, solutions and services in 150 countries, employs more than 4,000 people worldwide, and is 100 percent employee owned. While Engineering is…
Find out more »Prestigious Fellowships Workshop
THE GRADUATE SCHOOL PRESENTS: THE PRESTIGIOUS FELLOWSHIPS WORKSHOP The Graduate School will be holding a workshop on April 10, 2017 from 1-4 PM in FSHNT101 on how to submit applications for the prestigious workshops listed below. For questions, contact Lisa Gloss (lmgloss@wsu.edu) or Lori Carris (carris@wsu.edu). This event will be live streamed. Click HERE to register NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Website: https://www.nsfgrfp.org/ Due Date: The due date for the 2017 fellowship is past. Applications for the 2018 GRFP are due October-November, depending upon…
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